| Dense stonecrop | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | C. colorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassula colorata (Nees) Ostenf. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Crassula colorata, the dense pigmyweed or dense stonecrop, is an annual plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic to Australia, occurring in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.
The succulent annual herb typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 15 centimetres (0.6 to 5.9 in). It produces green-red-yellow flowers between August and October.
It is found amongst rocky outcrops, along road-sides and on low-lying areas where it grows in sandy-loamy soils over ironstone or granite.
There are three known varieties of the species;
- Crassula colorata var. acuminata (Reader) Toelken
- Crassula colorata var. (Nees) Ostenf. var. colorata
- Crassula colorata var. miriamiae (Ostenf.) Toelken
References
- "Crassula colorata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Crassula colorata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "New South Wales Flora Online: Crassula colorata". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- Ross, J.H. & N.G. Walsh. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.
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